CVE-2017-12479 Privilege escalation in n/a
A remote attacker with low-privilege credentials can exploit session logic to gain root privileges and execute arbitrary commands on Unitrends Backup.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-12479?
CVE-2017-12479 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
It was discovered that an issue in the session logic in Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.0.0 allowed using the LOGDIR environment variable during a web session to elevate an existing low-privilege user to root privileges. A remote attacker with existing low-privilege credentials could then execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12479?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kaseya Unitrends Backup.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12479?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12479 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-12479 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-12479 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qm9m-fp5f-xg9x.